Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Gartner: Drop Microsoft IIS now
News Following yet another major virus attack, analysts advise corporations to start looking at alternative server software.
Trend Micro plugs buffer overflow bug
News Security solutions provider Trend Micro has released a fix for buffer overflow vulnerabilities found in its home user and corporate antivirus packages.
Apple patches iSync flaw
News Apple Computer releases patch to fix a flaw in its iSync program.
Researchers prove kernel is secure
News Australian research organization says it has absolute mathematical proof of the security of an operating system core.
Tags: Components, Kernel, computer, aircraft, University of Cambridge, high-performance, researcher, buffer-overflow vulnerability, team, Components
Apple TV gets a security update
News Six patches address buffer overflows and arbitrary code execution. Apple TV devices are set to automatically detect and download the update within a week.
Tags: Security, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, TV, Buffer-overflow, Application Termination, Issue, Arbitrary Code Execution, Apple TV, Update
QuickTime and iTunes DoS exploit released
News A new buffer overflow vulnerability could crash the most current version of the applications or allow malicious code to run on a compromised computer. No patch is available.
Tags: Security, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows Vista, RFC, online music company, online music, denial of service, buffer-overflow vulnerability
Apple QuickTime update includes 9 security patches
News Apple's patches include both Windows and Mac OS X versions of the popular media player.
Tags: Mac OS, Security, Personal applications, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, Vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Application Termination, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh
VMware patches hypervisor bugs
News The virtualization company has released a new security advisory and patch, and re-released two advisories with new patches, to address security flaws in its software.
Tags: Virtualization, Security, VMware Inc., Hypervisor, Server, patch management, buffer-overflow vulnerability, Perl, blog, HTTP
Coverity reveals common open-source code flaws
News A US Department of Homeland Security-funded project has listed some of the most frequent open source coding errors.
Tags: Open source, Security, Coverity, Flaw, Python, buffer-overflow vulnerability, Perl, accounting, Java, Samba
High-risk flaws in corporate security revealed
News Three recent studies have painted a damning picture of business security, with almost 90 percent of breaches found to have been preventable.
Tags: Security, Antivirus software, Buffer-overflow, Vulnerability, Flaw, OpenSSL, Server, public sector, Attacker, software
F-Secure warns of flaw in its own software
News Critical vulnerability in the security vendor's antivirus software could allow hackers to launch denial-of-service attacks against users.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Windows, Linux
Hacker exploits make PC worms more deadly
News Virus writers have moved on from email worms, and are now increasingly using proven hacker exploits.
Internet will never be secure: Expert
News The complexity of the Internet is increasing more rapidly than our ability to secure it, according to Internet security expert Bruce Schneier.
What to expect from Windows 2000 SP3
Insight Microsoft released Win2K SP3 to address a number of issues with the OS in areas of compatibility, security, and networking. Find out what fixes are included in SP3 and how they might affect your users.
Security firm raps FBI's Code Red response
News The security company that discovered the software hole exploited by the Code Red worm has launched an attack on the FBI for its reluctance to publicize the flaw.
